wadingbird
nounUK /ˈweɪdɪŋ bɜːd/
US /ˈweɪdɪŋ bɜːrd/
A wading bird is a bird with long legs that walks in shallow water to find food.
The heron is a wading bird that stands still in the pond to catch fish.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A bird that feeds in shallow water or wet mud.
Egrets and ibises are wading birds often seen in marshes.
3. Any long-legged bird of the order Ciconiiformes or Charadriiformes.
Scientists classify the spoonbill as a wading bird.
4. A bird commonly seen along the edges of rivers, lakes, and coasts.
We spotted several wading birds along the muddy shoreline.